HLINks: Housing and Ageing Alliance manifesto, new HLIN case study, and news.

Housing and Ageing Alliance

Time for Action: HAA 2019 Manifesto

The Housing and Ageing Alliance has published its 2019 manifesto.

The manifesto builds on three proposals that inform its policy recommendations. You can read the manifesto and find out more about the Health and Housing Alliance by visiting our HAA page.

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New Housing LIN Case Study

Extra Care Housing - the heart of the community in Porthmadog

Housing LIN Case Study 154 focuses on Hafod y Gest, Grŵp Cynefin’s newest extra care scheme.

Hafod y Gest is Grŵp Cynefin’s fourth extra care scheme and was developed in partnership with Gwynedd Council.

Housing for Older People

Home truths - Housing options and advice for people in later life: Learning from communities in Leeds

More than 90% of older people live in mainstream housing and intend to stay there. Yet, Britain has the oldest housing stock in Europe. As well as being in poor condition, the vast majority of these homes are inaccessible, with only 7% of homes having all four features that make them accessible to most people.

This report summarises findings from work in Leeds and, based on these insights, makes recommendations for what local areas and national government can do to enable people in later life better access to information and advice about housing.

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• The looming disaster for our older population
• New models of community are needed to give LGBT+ people a good later life
• Shouldn’t we get the homes we need, not just what we’re given?

Design and Technology

• Disabled tenants have been given hope, but our new prime minister has to deliver
• IKEA's ThisAbles add-ons adjust furniture for people with disabilities
• Make “places not just homes” and transform retail parks into thriving communities, says Commission
• Technology in care – we shine light on the importance of innovation in new resource
• First Scottish Housing Association embraces digital telecare

Health and Wellbeing

• Some housing green shoots in government’s Prevention Green Paper
• Healthy and safe communities
• Better Care Fund planning requirements for 2019 to 2020
• Sector voices concern over ‘unsuitable’ older people homes
• Integrating health and housing

Housing and Dementia

• Housing and Dementia Research Consortium blog

Care and Support

• TLAP - Innovations in community-centred support directory

Other Useful Information

• Brokenshire unveils new plan for building stronger communities

Careers

• Senior Research Associate - ‘Promoting Social Inclusion in Housing with Care and Support (HSC) for Older People in England & Wales’

Events

Promoted by Housing LIN

• Is the UK institutionally ageist? - Housing 21 annual conference
• Meeting expectations with digital telecare - Appello

Call for Submissions

Last call for submissions for HLIN case study

Following Jeremy Porteus' blog 'Remake, Remodel', the Housing LIN is publishing a case study featuring examples of best practice in remodelling and/or repurposing existing stock as housing for older people.

If you would like to share examples of best practice from you organisation, please send details, along with any accompanying diagrams and/or images, to info@housinglin.org.uk by Monday, 29 July.

Next Week

On Monday we publish our Dementia and Housing Compendium where we collate a number of innovative examples of dementia-friendly practice. On Wednesday we release the 3rd edition of our Further Reading List that accompanies RIBA’s Age Friendly Housing book. 

Please note that next week will be the last edition of HLINks until early September. However, we will be emailing updates from time-to-time of individual new releases that over our August news break.

With Thanks

The Housing LIN wishes to thank Willmott Dixon for their support.